Federal Judge Rejects DOJ Bid to Force Google AdX Sale, Keeping Monopoly Finding
A federal judge rejected the Justice Department’s effort to force Google to sell its AdX advertising exchange, after finding the company illegally monopolized publisher ad-server and ad-exchange markets. The divestiture request was denied, but the monopoly finding remains and behavioral restrictions are expected as the case moves into a compliance regime with an appeal path open, while a pending search remedy tied to $63 billion in Q2 revenue is still a major risk.